50 Times Parents Thought They Were Setting Up Their Kid With A Unique Name, Only For It To Be A “Tragedeigh”
Interview
We don’t want to scare any future parents out there, but naming your child is a huge responsibility. People make immediate judgments about one another based on superficial things like their appearance, body language, tone, and—yes!—even their names. So if you have a ‘weird’ name, in some extreme cases, you might end up getting bullied or passed over for employment. But let’s be frank here: some names are far more bizarre than they need to be.
Some parents will go to extreme lengths for the sake of ‘originality,’ whether using mind-melting spellings or making up alien-sounding names that even Elon Musk would be proud of. And that’s a tragedy. Or, rather, a ‘tragedeigh,’ according to the ‘This name is a tragedeigh (Wild West Edition)’ Facebook group. We’ve collected some of the worst name offenders to ever grace the net, as shared by members of the group. Scroll down to check them out. (And don’t forget to call your parents and thank them for how awesome your name is, afterward.)
Kristina, one of the moderators helping run the entire group, answered Bored Panda's questions about what drives parents to give their kids 'tragedeigh' names. Read on for our full interview with her.
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Moderator Kristina was kind enough to share her thoughts on 'tragedeigh' names and why some parents opt for them. She also shed some light as to why social media groups about such names are such a popular niche online.
"I think the trend we've been seeing for crazy, bizarre names comes from people wanting their child to stand out. To be special," she shared with Bored Panda.
"I can't even tell you how many friends I had named Ashley or Justin growing up. And every girl either had Nicole or Marie or Anne as a middle name. Having such cookie-cutter names in our childhood sparks something in the new moms of today to give this new generation a sense of individuality," Kristina said. "Unfortunately, that manifests in the form of one tragedeigh name after another."
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"A tragedeigh name isn't just a name that people dislike. It's a name that's been fabricated to be extremely unique or different," she explained.
"I might not personally care for the name Monica for example, but that doesn't make it a tragedeigh. Mawnyka would be a tragedeigh. Also, cultural names don't qualify either. You can't just take an Irish or Hebrew name and say it's a tragedeigh just because it looks strange in your language," Kristina detailed what does and doesn't constitute a 'tragedeigh.'
"Google is free and easy, and for some reason, people never seem to check before they submit a name for approval," she urged all current and future members of the Facebook group to do a bit of background research into names.
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Why not just spell it Serenity and Dallas? "huh , my name i mjijkje...with sillent Js"
I thought your name was Aeghdem, with silent GH and traditional saxon AE.
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Oh dear..do you also have a of bunch of "live,laugh, love" slogan stuff all over the house too?
They're always getting compliments. Then everybody claps.
It's like when you get stuck, shocked really, with what someone has told you. And you have no idea what to say. You can see the other person is really proud. So you go- "That's amazing!" Because you have no idea what else to say. Then they think everybody loves it.
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If you have to explain to everyone you meet how to pronounce the names then you should be able to see the problem. But you obviously wanted Youneek and I guess you got that.
It's amazing how it occurs to them to put the pronunciation in the tweet, but not how the kid is going to be constantly correcting people for the rest of their life (or until they legally change it).
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I read it as 'syringe', which would be good for a nurse (as a doctor, it scares patients away).
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If you have to put the actual spelling of the tragic name next to the name so people have a clue what it is, you have already proven the point that the spelling choices you made are stupid.
I had a friend named Quarine (Cor-in). My mom's friend who was an English teacher was like, "Her mom didn't know how to spell Corrine." I was like- no, it's cool. She was like- nope- Mom didn't know how to spell. Trust me. I always felt bad for Quarine after that.
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Why not name them Serenity and Dallas? Why doom them to a lifetime of having to spell and re-spell their name, and get their name wrong on every single official document?
This was the first thing I thought of when I read that. I would legally change my name at 18 if my parents did something like this to me.
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I know a girl who enunciates every letter of words perfectly - I’d have to tell her “it’s not Sereni-ty, it’s Sereni-DIE apparently” 😅
Most folks will just assume the parents are ignorant, illiterate, or both
if you have to spell it correctly in order for anyone to know WTF you mean, then it is clearly a BAD IDEA!
siren die? In english that's how we'd read that word. If you mean "serenity", and you want to try spell it phonetically, then you want to write it something like "serrena-tee". D is not the same as T. Also, "dalyse" reads as "the lice", so maybe revise that as well.
Honey, I got news for you. Somebody saying "Oh, my, what unique names your daughters have" is NOT a compliment, bless your heart!
They will spend their lives having their names mispronounced and misspelt!
The only one they're getting compliments from is their brain damaged mother. Everyone else is going to make their life hell. This woman's generation is known and mocked for its snowflakieness, then they went ahead with this stupid trend because there has to be something more special and unique than a snowflake, right?
I don't even care so much about people giving their kids stupid names as much as I hate when they mess with the spelling. It's not cute....it's just dumb. Just name them Serenity and Dallas. Is that so hard??? They're human beings who will be adults someday....not puppies and kittens.
No one is about to tell her to her face that she's an irresponsible, narcissistic idiot.
They’re getting compliments because people are hearing them rather than reading them.
I would pronounce them how they are written so they see how stupid hat spelling sounds
The names are not too bad but pity the teacher who has to pronounce them because of the spelling.
Serenity is an old-time name from when parents named their girls things like "Charity", "Temperance", "Prudence", etc. They were common names with American settlers. The way this mother spells it however is ridiculous! How does anyone get "Seren-ity" from "Seren-idy"?!
well sure but then I'd expect Saoerhainaitigh and Dhàlhasseagh or something.
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Yeah compliments because it’s awkward. What are people supposed to say after five minutes sorting pronunciation and spelling? Pity compliments.
These idiot parents are dooming their kids to spell out their names every single time. What a pain in the a**.
I don't think "Well that is quite an...... interesting name" is actually a compliment mate.
If you have to put pronunciations in parentheses after their name that’s not a cool name. Poor kids
What if they go to university and want to be engineers. Think of them not just yourself.
Honestly, there is a very simple solution to this: "Hi, what you're name?" "My name's Dalyse, but everyone just calls me Dallas." Solved.
My God. If you have to put the pronunciation in parentheses, I feel like you should probably just name them THAT. I don't understand all these Youneek spellings of common a*s words. Like, why?!
Some side effects of Syrenidie may include bloating, lack of sleep, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, walking sideways…
Does she realise that you pronounce the T in SERENITY as a T and not a D?
People are saying these are the best names ever, ok? Nobody names kids better than me.
As a teacher those are nightmare names bc we don't always have the time to untangle when taking attendance the 1st few days.
I hate to break it to her but "Wow- what a .........UNIQUE name" aren't really compliments! Lol
Who is giving them compliments? The other contenders on this list or the bullies?
When you have to assure people that other people like the names you chose for your children... that's how you know, they don't.
I'm sorry I really hope this is a joke. For one the names will be made fun of. And two: which social circle is this woman in in which everyone around her is giving her compliments on these names? They must be the kinda people who say nice stuff and talk s**t behind people's backs.
Sure the get compliments because the most people are to nice to say "wtf!? Why did you punished your girls with those name?!". Or the don't know how the mother want them to be written.
If you are going to name your kid after actual adjectives and cities at least have the decency to spell them right.
Poor Syrenidie is going to be lagging a long way between her classmates in learning how to spell and write her name.
On the bright side, they are probably both going to be good at spelling.
I hope they stick to the more easily accepted. Serenity has a special place in my heart.
Syrenidie sounds like the genus of a type of bacteria or protozoan :/
If you have to parenthesize the pronunciation even time you type their names...
I keep reading that as Dialysis. Which is a medical miracle and has saved lives, but probably not a good name for a baby.
I never understood why parents have the need to be different and maybe even embarrass their children by spelling their name different except maybe they themselves are looking for attention.
I dunno if it will be good or bad, but there are so many odd names out there now the bullying will probably change to kids with "normal" names being made fun of. I know even now children with less than favorable older names are often made fun of: Franklin, Alfred, Edna, Myrtle, etc. even though other old names have made a return : Oliver, Alice...
Everyone that meets them is thinking hope I don't have to spell their names.
Destine to explain their names for the rest of their lives, great job mom.
Hmm
Mums Groups Are Absolutely Wild
In the moderator's opinion, why groups like the one she moderates are so popular on social media depends on a few things.
"Some people might just want to laugh at ridiculous content. Some people might want to validate the questionable choices they made while naming their kids. Some people might just want to say, 'Hey I may have XYZ going on in my life, but at least my name isn't Jeeplyn or Mackynleigh or Wrennix,'" she quipped.
"With a group this size, there's always going to be more than one reason for people being here."
Hannahniah
Kind of sounds like someone is lagging while laughing when you read it for the first time
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The ‘This name is a tragedeigh’ Facebook group calls itself the ‘Wild West of Ridikulus names,’ and specifically misspells the words. It’s a clever meta-commentary on just how oddly some people’s names are spelled. Though remember that all of these posts made on the Facebook group are just opinions—if you love your name, good on you. Also, keep in mind, all of this gentle mockery of ‘bad’ names doesn’t apply to names from other cultures.
It’s one thing to move to another country and see people have difficulty pronouncing your name: it takes a lot of effort and energy to make sure everyone is respectful of your heritage. It’s an entirely different thing if your parents are locals who want to impress their family, friends, and complete strangers with their ‘brilliant’ naming ideas and end up confusing everyone in the process.
The Facebook group encourages people to be respectful of each other and avoid getting heated over each others’ opinions. The moderator and admin team explains what a tragedy, aka a ‘tragedeigh,’ actually is.
For instance, the name ‘Denyss’ (with two s’s) would fit the bill “because it’s spelled stupid.” Meanwhile, someone naming their child Anakin is also up for some criticism because someone clearly loves Star Wars and is pushing their hobbies on their kids.
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Meanwhile, some other popular ‘tragedeighs’ include names that aren’t real names, like Tractor. What’s more, made-up names that sound real, like Mayleigh or Bryleigh, are also fair targets for some gentle mockery.
However, some names that are not ‘tragedeighs’ include Schuyler (a common foreign spelling of the name ‘Skyler’), Wilson (a last name in place of a first name), Raleigh (which is the name of a city), Aoife (an Irish name). Just because a name doesn’t look English, is overly common, or foreign, doesn’t make it worthy of posting on the group.
In the rush to help their kids stand out from the crowd, some status-seeking parents completely forget that their children will have to live with the names they’re given. Well, until they come of age and can legally change them to something cool or (dare we say it?) slightly more ‘normal.’
There’s no excuse for bullying. However, kids can and do tease each other over various things, from someone’s weight to whether someone’s wearing glasses. And, yes, if you do have an unusual name, you’re increasing the chances that they’ll get teased for it in the playground.
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Jimbobtom... Yikes
Strangely spelled names are setting someone up for being teased, whether by their fellow students or even the teachers themselves. Why make your kid’s school life harder from the get-go when there are plenty of conventionally wonderful, meaningful, and beautiful names out there to choose from?
There’s only so much you can get away with if you’re not a celebrity or your child already has a strong sense of pride and identity, and knows how to stand up to bullies.
Maybe ‘Ashleigh’ is proud of her name and how it sounds, but wants to be called ‘Ashley,’ like all the other girls. And maybe ‘Banjo Henry’ would rather go by ‘Henry’ than introduce himself as a gosh darn musical instrument for the rest of his life.
After all, he might not be aiming for a musical career down the line… and even if he was, how do you imagine people would react when they hear that the best violin/piano/saxophone player in the world is named ‘Banjo’? In the interim, he’d have to deal with lots of teasing that probably involves jokes about the US South and the ‘Banjo-Kazooie’ video game series.
Baby Banjo
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Before you decide on a name, remember that it takes two people to decide. Don’t forget to run your ideas by your partner before you commit to a single name 100%. Even a great name might have some extremely negative connotations for either partner (e.g. if someone named X bullied them in the playground for years). Meanwhile, they might want to honor a beloved family member and name them Y.
He Was Saying It Was For “Dewey” The Whole Tiktok, But I Was Not Ready When He Actually Spelled It Out
For The Love Of God (Also Featuring The Most Sad Beige Nursery Ever)
The "Show Your Child And Then What You Named Them After" Trend On Tiktok. They Are Ryan Upchurch Fans... So Creeklee?
At the time of writing, the ‘This name is a tragedeigh’ Facebook group boasted 18.6k dedicated members. The moderators and admins running the show put in a lot of effort to maintain a high level of quality. If they didn't, you might see the same pics get posted over and over again. Or the comments might devolve into bitter feuds.
Rawrr
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For instance, the mods shame those members who “do something dumb.” Someone can end up on the Wall of Shame for submitting a name that’s already been posted countless times or for posting a name before Googling it and doing some background research about it. Remember, cultural names aren’t ‘tragedeighs.’
The Lady Who Was Helping Me At The Bank Today Said Her Name Was "China" But Her Water Bottle Says This. Wouldn't Consider Either Name A Tragedeigh But Pronouncing Cheyenne "China" Is
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It Sounds Like A Fabric Store Or A Type Of Lace
Let us know in the comments which of these names made you wince and cringe the hardest, Pandas. Which ones would you call the biggest ‘tragedeighs’?
Super weird names are a very popular niche on social media. If you’d like to facepalm a bit more over bizarre names, check out Bored Panda’s previous features right here and here, as well as here and here.
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My daughter is called Olivia - my eyes hurt seeing it butchered like that
It’s Hndrxx
Imagine this kid in elementary school learning every word must have at least one vowel 🤦
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Some Random Photographers Pictures Came Up On My Timeline As A “Suggested Post” And They Were First Birthday Pictures For A Kid Named Kreek
So, given the expression, "up sh*t creek without a paddle", the kid's nickname at school is now sorted
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Happy Birthday ~dilloyn~ He Pronounced It Dylan The Entire Video So I Was Shocked When He Wrote It Out At The End
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My First Contribution To This Group!
"Pick A Terrible Name Then Add A Y To Make It Unique" Said No One Ever
Knox is a bit too normal (surnames as first names are quite common). How about Gnoccs instead?
Found In Another Group... Who Names Their Child "Royalty"
Wut?
I Live In A Pretty Rural Area And At First I Thought This Was A Girl And I Know Ppl Are Gonna Call Allie Kaeh Emphasis.trajickk Imo
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This post was great! I've collected so many lovely new names to give my sims.
so WTF have we come to? in order to be "unique" with naming kids now, it's going to have to be either just a series of unpronounceable symbols, or just random s**t... "hi this is my kid ∑œßδ„ÎÍ and his sister Duck Basket.
Ok...Duck Basket had me laughing so hard my dog came over to see if I was okay.🤣
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Gasp. Oh dear. This is so bad that even I instantly recognized the , umm, problem, and English is only my third foreign language 🥺🫣. How can a native English speaking mother not see this 😠🫤?! I'm sorry.
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As someone who has changed their name because the one they were given was so terrible. I 'm not one for violence but how I could slap some of these parents who think it is 'fun' or 'trendy' or even 'unique' giving their children these names just causing them to explain it later in life.
I am one for violence should the situation call for it. I would slap the parents if I could find them.
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Thank god my country has a law that you can’t name your baby anything you want. The name must be already existing, cannot be misspelt, cannot be an object. You can ask for an exception and a notary (? I think) will decide whether or not you can use the name.
I try to keep in mind that language, and naming, are fluid, but some people ruin the freedom.
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They all chose weird names for their childeren to be "unique". But nowadays you are unique with naming your child David, Ralph, Edward, Jesse, Betty, Caroline, or Tamara.
Mine second is named Tamara! First is Ema, and the baby boy is Ivan. Non English country offcourse. There is a common tradition in my part of Europe to name your kids like their grandparents. We did thet with the baby boy, in honor of my husbands late father.
Load More Replies... If you have to explain how your childs name is pronounced and even spell it in a more conventional way, surely that would make most people think twice?
I doubt these people were thinking at all.
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In Sweden we have a government agency that'll review and reject suggestions that can be discomforting for the kid, or if they're offensive names. Previously denied names that can be understood here without a translation: Batman, Biceps, Diablo, Dragonslayer, Great, Ikea, Kaliber, Lucifer, Mclovin, Putin, Sexy, T-rex, Uranus. Weird spelling of common names are probably accepted.
Y'know, Idiocracy was only supposed to be a funny movie, not a prediction of the future.
Saw a salon the other day and the name was Shartinique's Hair Experience. That name has took the name title for me. Like all I see is shart. Her name is a unique shart....
How about Latrina? Like named after a latrine. I guess they never heard the word before.
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As someone with a UnIQuE nAmE, it’s a pain in the @ss. You’re not doing your kids a favor. You’re giving them a lifelong burden.
Enlee, yours is short, pretty, and easy to pronounce. I was born 1984 mine is Joyanna.
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Give it 18 years after their parents put those names on their birth certificates, and we will see a run on the court of the kids changing their whacked out names to plain old John, Mary, and other normal names. We’re already seeing children of whacked anti-vaxx parents turning 18 and getting themselves fully vaccinated, including their flu and COVID vaccinations. Seems the upcoming generation has way more common sense than their parents. I for one am incredibly overjoyed to see it.
Can you imagine these poor kids filling out job applications - who’d pick them for an interview?
Load More Replies... All I can say is I'm glad I've retired from teaching as half these names gave me a headache pronouncing and half made me face palm! Poor kids are being set up for a life time of bullying and ridicule! People are complimenting you, they're saying "oh that's nice" because they're so shocked they don't know what else to say!
My kid has a girl in their class named Analee. Im like come on don’t tell me you didn’t think it could be pronounced any other way
Some apparently with money for fancy over the top nurseries.
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this list is already bad enough but imagine these kids as grandparents with names like zakyas and aleighanna
Grandma konorphinsmorp is coming over this afternoon🤭
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I taught with someone who has a boy in her class who insisted his name was 'Gooey', because his mum had seen it in a book and really liked it. Turns out it was spelt 'Guy'.
so his pronunciation was out by 1000 years, but otherwise he was ok.
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Years ago, I worked @ a prison...and there was an inmate who's first name was, "D'Boi".. one day, he was making small talk about missing his family...mainly, his twin...a sister...named, "D' Gyrl"...I was speechless 😶
these are absolutely Horrieghbelle. Naughchylde Shawldbee Naimedtheise.
Trying to read that gave me a headache. What are the signs of a stroke again?
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They are never going to find a keychain or license plate with their name on it!
The thing with names is that they originally were words, and still are, in most countries. In my country, (I always start with that, sorry), most names mean something. So, sibu/sipho means gift (equivalent to "jonathan"); palesa (means flower), etc. These are literal meanings. The mother names the child on birth according to (a) what is salient at the time, e.g. a flower in the ward, or (b) what she wants the child to become (e.g. dokotela, doctor), etc. English is no different. -leigh- means field. Appears as -ley- as well. "Traditional" names are mostly biblical, and have Hebrew meanings. James comes from Iacomus (latin) from Hebrew (Ya'akov), meaning "replacer". Peter comes from Latin Petrus, rock. Simon comes from Hebrew Shimon, "to be heard". Etc. So although I agree many of these are ridiculous, it's because they have bad spelling. I'm ok with names like "Storm" or "Mountain" or whatever because really they are just english versions of some traditional Hebrew name.
Seriously, what is wrong with some people? And what is with all that weird spelling??
What is it with people so desperately needing their children named uniquely? What's so wrong with kid having a classmate with the same name? One trend that I particully can't understand is giving a normal name with weird spelling just for it to be one and only.
I remember being really proud, finding out my name was ranked number one most popular in Australia when I was born, and for many years either side, because that meant it must be the best one :)
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I am so glad that my country bans this stupidism and wont let you call your poor child acsksjfgskakdbsk 😂😂😂👌
I cannot recall which country but during pandemic lockdowns someone named their twins Corona and Covid so they win for WORST.
I wanted to call my baby daughters Rodanthe and Talladega. But I settled for Jade and Nicole. Our friends named their first daughter Nirvana. We suggested Valhalla for the second but they chose Maisie Ann. Why so difficult? People are strange.
yeah, this is why I keep the names "Duchess" and "Cinnamon" for my book characters.... not literal children. what has become of humanity
This whole thing reminds me of Key and Peele's Mr. Garvey, the substitute teacher
Yesss i pronounced all of them in his voice; AAron, Jayquillon, Dnice, BlockE go to the principal!
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This is why parents should have to get approval for names. To many people have proven that they are incapable of naming children names that don't amount to child abuse. Some countries have lists of approved names, to name a child something not on the list requires approval. Of course in the US people would be screaming about "freedom" and "racism" .
Taking a word or name and changing the spelling so to make it almost unrecognizable does not make you smart, clever, or imaginative. It just makes you cruel to your kid.
I always say it. Way to go parents, setting your kid up for non-stop taunting and bullying. Also, none of these people will ever be CEO or POTUS, because...their name. Good job though, warning the world that your progeny comes from the shallow end of the gene pool!
White male here. Berdarien is actually my given name. I have a nickname I've gone by before I even got my first name that makes my combination of names even funnier but that's for me to know.
Ouch. Sorry. Good thing monogramming stuff isn’t very popular anymore.
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I can't help thinking of the actress Aunjenue Ellis. Ingenue, French for a naive innocent female character in drama. I guess she chose her career well. 🙄
My imaginary daughter that will never be born is called: JiuJitsuuana. Why? Because I always wanted to learn Jiu Jitsu.
Compared to some of these abominations, Nevaeh and even Abcde seem almost normal.
My sister's name is Navah. My mom asked the Rabbi for a suggestion on a female version of Norman. She's never been bullied or insulted about her name, as far as I know, but she would likely punch the person that did it. My name is perfectly normal.
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my sisters name is emmmaleigh, and my birth name is alivia. my nickname used to be ali (no one could spell it), so i switched it to lee (i use at school) and then leo (i use with my friends) for gender reasons.
The majority of these parents are from my generation. I think we've tried too hard to be "original"
Funny Australian commercial related to name giving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0oUVTJ5HzI
How about Ah-ah. Pronounced Ahdashah. Or Strawberry whose last name was Fields. Or Placentia whose mother heard that word while giving birth? These are real names.
My name is Kristin. Whenever I see things like this I feel like I need to thank my mom for being sane and giving me a normal name. Also, my full initials are just one letter off from CNN!
I totally agree that these names sound like s**t, but making an entire post (not even the first one) about shaming them is a bit weird. I think ppl forget why we use names. We need them to be able to refer to someone. How they choose to write them is none of my concern. As someone with a suuuuper common name ( I grew up in a religious environment where there were approximately 50 - 60 different names at most for a few 1000 people), every name can be made fun of. The meanest things can be said about traditional names too. There is not a name under our beloved sun that can not be made fun of. Bullies find something for everyone. So that's why I think it's a bit extreme to go above and beyond to already start the bullying those kids might have to endure. And the names we know and like today, most likely sounded just as ridiculous to some ppl many generations ago. Who cares how parents write the names. Instead of shaming we should rather focus on being the change we'd like to see happening
Um guys, two of the kids in my younger sibling's football league were named Leonidas and Knixon. No I am not joking
The worst I know is a 6th grader named wynter. It was already stupid when i first heard it but since he goes on my bus I once saw his name written down and now I just feel sorry for him. My name (common and an older name) has been misspelled 'zaiyne' tho which uh. Thats quite a few extra letters they've got
I guess Frank Zappa was ahead of his time with Moon Unit, Dweezil, Diva and Ahmet.
There seems to be a lot of dyslexic people naming their babies on here.
But now some of them are in your brain, so how do you bleach that?
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Any baby name's regsitration office should have a Marshall Ericksen to slap some sense into some parents.
I think the most uncommon name I've personally run into was a girl named Fawness in elementary school. It's grown on me over the years.
An acquaintance called her 3 children Brandy, Benson and Bailey (Drink, cigarettes, more drink) but I really cannot judge because I named my daughter Hayleigh (instead of Hayley) just because I thought it looked prettier written down. Sorry kiddo.
Well, it’s not too bad and if she’s okay with it…
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Name I seen over years: Boy named day Girl name Sunshine Girl name flaky Boy name Venus
Like Chrissy Teigen and John Legend naming their new child "Esti"... in French, they basically named their daughter "Goddamn Legend" LMAO
Apple Paltrow, Blue Knowles, Stormi, Saint, Chicago, uuuggghhhh
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My name is Finley Eliza my parents gave me and my sibs gender fluid names and I am thinking of legally change my name to Fynn Eli
I don't know where you are, but I. UK your name is what you call yourself, legally
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Please, for the love of sanity, stop humiliating parents and kids. I was tormented for my name... no one deserves that.
This is all the fault of the famous people who started this ridiculous trend. I get wanting your child to have something unique about them, but why are you messing with their names and the bullying because of it that is SURELY to happen? Just give them a normal name and call them by a cute nickname.
If you want to do them a favour, something near the beginning of the alphabet
Load More Replies... It's so awkward when you get a new director at work and you haven't a clue how to pronounce her name. This is in California, USA and she is American.
I predict newspaper articles with pictures of angry mums and upset children when no one can pronounce their names at school!
How old are these people? When I was 5 I wanted to change my name to Lightstone Nebula, but you’re telling me these are FULL-GROWN ADULTS?
Parents are both stupid and just want people to pat them on the back for picking a different way of spelling a name. They sound the same so changing the spelling doesn't matter except to your kid who gets picked on and needs to inform the teacher that's not how you spell their name.
I wonder how many of these kids will either change their name when they're older; or, default to the standard spelling.
My god! Awful names Well I guess my name isn’t so bad after all Breann. Guess it could be a lot worse. Almost to the point where no one can buy those mugs and plates at hallmark that have names on them.
I was teaching The Odyssey to high schoolers and when we came to the part about the cyclops, whose name was Polyphemus, I jokingly said he had a sister named Polyester. The class quickly caught on. We had Uncle Denim, Aunt Cotton, cousins Nylon, Rayon, Silk, ...etc. We had a blast populating the island with material names. Hopefully, none of these will be chosen as new baby names. Lol
I've always found this one cool and I wanna know if it's weird or not. Qenilo
I think people see weird email names and FaceBook, etc names and think these are real people's names and try to keep up, or even go one better.
My husband has made it clear that he wanted to name a child "Storm." Our last name is Rose. So, Storm Rose...he does not get to name our next child and the other two made it out without something like that.
I remember years ago when Frank Zappa named his kids. People about s**t themselves. I wonder if he was on to something.
Some years ago I sat together with my American roommate from college, and I made her giggle by telling her some very conservative German names. As it turns out, these conservative names are all the rage again AND WTH is wrong with American names?
I have an odd first name, and I always have to explain it to every person I meet. Every. Person. Then the same follow up questions every time. Parents, please don't do this to your children. When picking out a name, picture it at the top of a resume.
Dirk Nowitzki is famous here, Dallas Maverick player from Germany.
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Posts like these just reaffirm my belief that humans are s**t and the end cannot come quick enough. The fact that we have already entered into our 6th mass extinction event brings me so much joy you cannot fathom. No more wars, child sex abuse, religion, pollution or humans to name just a few of the plagues that inhabit this planet. I only wish to be alive when it all comes to an glorious fiery end. Then Goddess will repopulate this big blue and green globe with happy healthy critters and she will forget that we ever existed.
This post was great! I've collected so many lovely new names to give my sims.
so WTF have we come to? in order to be "unique" with naming kids now, it's going to have to be either just a series of unpronounceable symbols, or just random s**t... "hi this is my kid ∑œßδ„ÎÍ and his sister Duck Basket.
Ok...Duck Basket had me laughing so hard my dog came over to see if I was okay.🤣
Load More Replies... Gasp. Oh dear. This is so bad that even I instantly recognized the , umm, problem, and English is only my third foreign language 🥺🫣. How can a native English speaking mother not see this 😠🫤?! I'm sorry.
Load More Replies... As someone who has changed their name because the one they were given was so terrible. I 'm not one for violence but how I could slap some of these parents who think it is 'fun' or 'trendy' or even 'unique' giving their children these names just causing them to explain it later in life.
I am one for violence should the situation call for it. I would slap the parents if I could find them.
Load More Replies... Thank god my country has a law that you can’t name your baby anything you want. The name must be already existing, cannot be misspelt, cannot be an object. You can ask for an exception and a notary (? I think) will decide whether or not you can use the name.
I try to keep in mind that language, and naming, are fluid, but some people ruin the freedom.
Load More Replies... They all chose weird names for their childeren to be "unique". But nowadays you are unique with naming your child David, Ralph, Edward, Jesse, Betty, Caroline, or Tamara.
Mine second is named Tamara! First is Ema, and the baby boy is Ivan. Non English country offcourse. There is a common tradition in my part of Europe to name your kids like their grandparents. We did thet with the baby boy, in honor of my husbands late father.
Load More Replies... If you have to explain how your childs name is pronounced and even spell it in a more conventional way, surely that would make most people think twice?
I doubt these people were thinking at all.
Load More Replies... In Sweden we have a government agency that'll review and reject suggestions that can be discomforting for the kid, or if they're offensive names. Previously denied names that can be understood here without a translation: Batman, Biceps, Diablo, Dragonslayer, Great, Ikea, Kaliber, Lucifer, Mclovin, Putin, Sexy, T-rex, Uranus. Weird spelling of common names are probably accepted.
Y'know, Idiocracy was only supposed to be a funny movie, not a prediction of the future.
Saw a salon the other day and the name was Shartinique's Hair Experience. That name has took the name title for me. Like all I see is shart. Her name is a unique shart....
How about Latrina? Like named after a latrine. I guess they never heard the word before.
Load More Replies... As someone with a UnIQuE nAmE, it’s a pain in the @ss. You’re not doing your kids a favor. You’re giving them a lifelong burden.
Enlee, yours is short, pretty, and easy to pronounce. I was born 1984 mine is Joyanna.
Load More Replies... Give it 18 years after their parents put those names on their birth certificates, and we will see a run on the court of the kids changing their whacked out names to plain old John, Mary, and other normal names. We’re already seeing children of whacked anti-vaxx parents turning 18 and getting themselves fully vaccinated, including their flu and COVID vaccinations. Seems the upcoming generation has way more common sense than their parents. I for one am incredibly overjoyed to see it.
Can you imagine these poor kids filling out job applications - who’d pick them for an interview?
Load More Replies... All I can say is I'm glad I've retired from teaching as half these names gave me a headache pronouncing and half made me face palm! Poor kids are being set up for a life time of bullying and ridicule! People are complimenting you, they're saying "oh that's nice" because they're so shocked they don't know what else to say!
My kid has a girl in their class named Analee. Im like come on don’t tell me you didn’t think it could be pronounced any other way
Some apparently with money for fancy over the top nurseries.
Load More Replies... this list is already bad enough but imagine these kids as grandparents with names like zakyas and aleighanna
Grandma konorphinsmorp is coming over this afternoon🤭
Load More Replies... I taught with someone who has a boy in her class who insisted his name was 'Gooey', because his mum had seen it in a book and really liked it. Turns out it was spelt 'Guy'.
so his pronunciation was out by 1000 years, but otherwise he was ok.
Load More Replies... Years ago, I worked @ a prison...and there was an inmate who's first name was, "D'Boi".. one day, he was making small talk about missing his family...mainly, his twin...a sister...named, "D' Gyrl"...I was speechless 😶
these are absolutely Horrieghbelle. Naughchylde Shawldbee Naimedtheise.
Trying to read that gave me a headache. What are the signs of a stroke again?
Load More Replies... They are never going to find a keychain or license plate with their name on it!
The thing with names is that they originally were words, and still are, in most countries. In my country, (I always start with that, sorry), most names mean something. So, sibu/sipho means gift (equivalent to "jonathan"); palesa (means flower), etc. These are literal meanings. The mother names the child on birth according to (a) what is salient at the time, e.g. a flower in the ward, or (b) what she wants the child to become (e.g. dokotela, doctor), etc. English is no different. -leigh- means field. Appears as -ley- as well. "Traditional" names are mostly biblical, and have Hebrew meanings. James comes from Iacomus (latin) from Hebrew (Ya'akov), meaning "replacer". Peter comes from Latin Petrus, rock. Simon comes from Hebrew Shimon, "to be heard". Etc. So although I agree many of these are ridiculous, it's because they have bad spelling. I'm ok with names like "Storm" or "Mountain" or whatever because really they are just english versions of some traditional Hebrew name.
Seriously, what is wrong with some people? And what is with all that weird spelling??
What is it with people so desperately needing their children named uniquely? What's so wrong with kid having a classmate with the same name? One trend that I particully can't understand is giving a normal name with weird spelling just for it to be one and only.
I remember being really proud, finding out my name was ranked number one most popular in Australia when I was born, and for many years either side, because that meant it must be the best one :)
Load More Replies... I am so glad that my country bans this stupidism and wont let you call your poor child acsksjfgskakdbsk 😂😂😂👌
I cannot recall which country but during pandemic lockdowns someone named their twins Corona and Covid so they win for WORST.
I wanted to call my baby daughters Rodanthe and Talladega. But I settled for Jade and Nicole. Our friends named their first daughter Nirvana. We suggested Valhalla for the second but they chose Maisie Ann. Why so difficult? People are strange.
yeah, this is why I keep the names "Duchess" and "Cinnamon" for my book characters.... not literal children. what has become of humanity
This whole thing reminds me of Key and Peele's Mr. Garvey, the substitute teacher
Yesss i pronounced all of them in his voice; AAron, Jayquillon, Dnice, BlockE go to the principal!
Load More Replies... This is why parents should have to get approval for names. To many people have proven that they are incapable of naming children names that don't amount to child abuse. Some countries have lists of approved names, to name a child something not on the list requires approval. Of course in the US people would be screaming about "freedom" and "racism" .
Taking a word or name and changing the spelling so to make it almost unrecognizable does not make you smart, clever, or imaginative. It just makes you cruel to your kid.
I always say it. Way to go parents, setting your kid up for non-stop taunting and bullying. Also, none of these people will ever be CEO or POTUS, because...their name. Good job though, warning the world that your progeny comes from the shallow end of the gene pool!
White male here. Berdarien is actually my given name. I have a nickname I've gone by before I even got my first name that makes my combination of names even funnier but that's for me to know.
Ouch. Sorry. Good thing monogramming stuff isn’t very popular anymore.
Load More Replies... I can't help thinking of the actress Aunjenue Ellis. Ingenue, French for a naive innocent female character in drama. I guess she chose her career well. 🙄
My imaginary daughter that will never be born is called: JiuJitsuuana. Why? Because I always wanted to learn Jiu Jitsu.
Compared to some of these abominations, Nevaeh and even Abcde seem almost normal.
My sister's name is Navah. My mom asked the Rabbi for a suggestion on a female version of Norman. She's never been bullied or insulted about her name, as far as I know, but she would likely punch the person that did it. My name is perfectly normal.
Load More Replies... my sisters name is emmmaleigh, and my birth name is alivia. my nickname used to be ali (no one could spell it), so i switched it to lee (i use at school) and then leo (i use with my friends) for gender reasons.
The majority of these parents are from my generation. I think we've tried too hard to be "original"
Funny Australian commercial related to name giving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0oUVTJ5HzI
How about Ah-ah. Pronounced Ahdashah. Or Strawberry whose last name was Fields. Or Placentia whose mother heard that word while giving birth? These are real names.
My name is Kristin. Whenever I see things like this I feel like I need to thank my mom for being sane and giving me a normal name. Also, my full initials are just one letter off from CNN!
I totally agree that these names sound like s**t, but making an entire post (not even the first one) about shaming them is a bit weird. I think ppl forget why we use names. We need them to be able to refer to someone. How they choose to write them is none of my concern. As someone with a suuuuper common name ( I grew up in a religious environment where there were approximately 50 - 60 different names at most for a few 1000 people), every name can be made fun of. The meanest things can be said about traditional names too. There is not a name under our beloved sun that can not be made fun of. Bullies find something for everyone. So that's why I think it's a bit extreme to go above and beyond to already start the bullying those kids might have to endure. And the names we know and like today, most likely sounded just as ridiculous to some ppl many generations ago. Who cares how parents write the names. Instead of shaming we should rather focus on being the change we'd like to see happening
Um guys, two of the kids in my younger sibling's football league were named Leonidas and Knixon. No I am not joking
The worst I know is a 6th grader named wynter. It was already stupid when i first heard it but since he goes on my bus I once saw his name written down and now I just feel sorry for him. My name (common and an older name) has been misspelled 'zaiyne' tho which uh. Thats quite a few extra letters they've got
I guess Frank Zappa was ahead of his time with Moon Unit, Dweezil, Diva and Ahmet.
There seems to be a lot of dyslexic people naming their babies on here.
But now some of them are in your brain, so how do you bleach that?
Load More Replies... Any baby name's regsitration office should have a Marshall Ericksen to slap some sense into some parents.
I think the most uncommon name I've personally run into was a girl named Fawness in elementary school. It's grown on me over the years.
An acquaintance called her 3 children Brandy, Benson and Bailey (Drink, cigarettes, more drink) but I really cannot judge because I named my daughter Hayleigh (instead of Hayley) just because I thought it looked prettier written down. Sorry kiddo.
Well, it’s not too bad and if she’s okay with it…
Load More Replies... Name I seen over years: Boy named day Girl name Sunshine Girl name flaky Boy name Venus
Like Chrissy Teigen and John Legend naming their new child "Esti"... in French, they basically named their daughter "Goddamn Legend" LMAO
Apple Paltrow, Blue Knowles, Stormi, Saint, Chicago, uuuggghhhh
Load More Replies... My name is Finley Eliza my parents gave me and my sibs gender fluid names and I am thinking of legally change my name to Fynn Eli
I don't know where you are, but I. UK your name is what you call yourself, legally
Load More Replies... Please, for the love of sanity, stop humiliating parents and kids. I was tormented for my name... no one deserves that.
This is all the fault of the famous people who started this ridiculous trend. I get wanting your child to have something unique about them, but why are you messing with their names and the bullying because of it that is SURELY to happen? Just give them a normal name and call them by a cute nickname.
If you want to do them a favour, something near the beginning of the alphabet
Load More Replies... It's so awkward when you get a new director at work and you haven't a clue how to pronounce her name. This is in California, USA and she is American.
I predict newspaper articles with pictures of angry mums and upset children when no one can pronounce their names at school!
How old are these people? When I was 5 I wanted to change my name to Lightstone Nebula, but you’re telling me these are FULL-GROWN ADULTS?
Parents are both stupid and just want people to pat them on the back for picking a different way of spelling a name. They sound the same so changing the spelling doesn't matter except to your kid who gets picked on and needs to inform the teacher that's not how you spell their name.
I wonder how many of these kids will either change their name when they're older; or, default to the standard spelling.
My god! Awful names Well I guess my name isn’t so bad after all Breann. Guess it could be a lot worse. Almost to the point where no one can buy those mugs and plates at hallmark that have names on them.
I was teaching The Odyssey to high schoolers and when we came to the part about the cyclops, whose name was Polyphemus, I jokingly said he had a sister named Polyester. The class quickly caught on. We had Uncle Denim, Aunt Cotton, cousins Nylon, Rayon, Silk, ...etc. We had a blast populating the island with material names. Hopefully, none of these will be chosen as new baby names. Lol
I've always found this one cool and I wanna know if it's weird or not. Qenilo
I think people see weird email names and FaceBook, etc names and think these are real people's names and try to keep up, or even go one better.
My husband has made it clear that he wanted to name a child "Storm." Our last name is Rose. So, Storm Rose...he does not get to name our next child and the other two made it out without something like that.
I remember years ago when Frank Zappa named his kids. People about s**t themselves. I wonder if he was on to something.
Some years ago I sat together with my American roommate from college, and I made her giggle by telling her some very conservative German names. As it turns out, these conservative names are all the rage again AND WTH is wrong with American names?
I have an odd first name, and I always have to explain it to every person I meet. Every. Person. Then the same follow up questions every time. Parents, please don't do this to your children. When picking out a name, picture it at the top of a resume.
Dirk Nowitzki is famous here, Dallas Maverick player from Germany.
Load More Replies... Posts like these just reaffirm my belief that humans are s**t and the end cannot come quick enough. The fact that we have already entered into our 6th mass extinction event brings me so much joy you cannot fathom. No more wars, child sex abuse, religion, pollution or humans to name just a few of the plagues that inhabit this planet. I only wish to be alive when it all comes to an glorious fiery end. Then Goddess will repopulate this big blue and green globe with happy healthy critters and she will forget that we ever existed.
